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About Sonapur Village

Sonapur is a mid sized village in Haveli tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 818, made up of 428 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406 hectares hectares.

Sonapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Haveli
Area (hectares) 406 hectares
Population 818
Male Population 428
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonapur compares

By the 2011 count Sonapur is the 88th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,134 residents. Its 406 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Sonapur

Sonapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonapur from other places

Sonapur lies about 24 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Kothrud, about 19 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sonapur
Nearest town Kharakvasla 12 km
Nearest railway station Kothrud 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Haveli 23 km
District headquarters Pune 24 km

Villages closest to Sonapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haveli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sonapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonapur village had a population of 818. That makes it the 88th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,134 residents.

Sonapur village has 428 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Sonapur covers 406 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonapur falls under Haveli tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sonapur is Kothrud, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonapur.

Sonapur is about 24 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonapur is in Haveli tehsil of Pune district. Kharakvasla is about 12 km away. Kothrud is about 19 km away. Haveli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangarun (under 2 km), Jambhali (1.5 km) and Malkhed (3.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sonapur today is likely to be higher.

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